1,020 farmer suicides since loan waiver announcement: govt. data

Mumbai | Thursday | 23rd November, 2017

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Data for the past 10 months too shows Amravati division reported the most farmer suicides at 907, while Aurangabad reported 789 suicides. Nagpur registered 226 farmer suicides, while Nashik registered 408. The Konkan division saw the least number of farmer suicides (4), while 80 farmers ended their lives during this period in Pune division. more-inMumbai: In the five months since the State government announced the ?34,000-crore farm loan waiver scheme — it is yet to be implemented — 1,020 farmers have committed suicide, official records show. Division-wise data shows that Amravati in Vidarbha has registered the most suicides at 395 during this four-month period..